Hormel Foods Corporation (HRL) | Daily Alert September 27 Hormel Foods produces and markets a variety of meat and food products in the U.S. and internationally. The company’s business is reported under  …

Intact Financial Corporation (IFC.TO, IFCZF) | Daily Alert October 6 Shorter-term Treasuries that are especially sensitive to Fed policy also shot higher. The five-year yield got to within a whisker of  …

Fastenal Company (FAST) | Daily Alert August 20 We like Fastenal Co. (Rated “B”) for three specific reasons: Fastenal is one of the nation’s largest suppliers and distributors of a wide  …

KeyCorp (KEY) | Daily Alert August 17 You can see the correlation between the 10-year Treasury rate and regional banks pretty clearly in this chart, which uses the SPDR S&P Regional  …

Alcon Inc. (ALC)| Daily Alert July 13 Alcon (TSINetwork Rating: Extra Risk) is the world’s biggest eye-care company. Specifically, it’s the leader in ocular surgical supplies and No. 2 in contact  …

F.N.B. Corporation (FNB) | Daily Alert August 6 Unlike REITs and telcos, smaller banks are loaded with gunpowder right now. That’s because interest rates appear poised to bottom out, and a  …

Banco Santander, S.A. (SAN)| Daily Alert June 17 Banco Santander is Spain’s largest bank. In addition, it is the third largest in Brazil, along with operations in Argentina, Chile, Mexico, Poland,  …

*CSX Corporation (CSX) CSX announced a 3 for 1 split a few weeks ago. The railroads are doing well across the board. Profits and balance sheets are very strong. CSX has been  …

Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (WBA)| Daily Alert June 28 Our income recommendation for 2021 was Walgreens Boots Alliance. The stock has done well, generating total returns (including dividends) of 39.0% this  …

The Allstate Corporation (ALL)| Daily Alert June 9 Allstate is the largest publicly traded personal lines insurance company in the U.S., primarily a direct writer of a full array of property  …